Evener for buggy-poles.



W. PAYNE.

EVENEB FOB BUGGY POLES.

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(Application filed June 12, 1899.)

Patented Sept. 26, l89

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\VILLIAM PAYNE, OF PATVNEE, MISSOURI.

EVEN ER FOR BUGGY-POLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,658, datedSeptember 26, 1899.

Application filed June 12, 1899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pawnee, in the county of Harrison and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Evener for Buggy-Poles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cveners used on buggy-poles; andthe objects of my improvement are, first, to prevent the singletree fromgoing back and striking the front wheel of the buggy or carriage;second, to prevent doubletrees from wabbling up and down; third, toprevent the doubletree and singletree from lopping down and forward,and, fourth, to prevent the breaking of bolts and buggy-clevises. Iattain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of my equalizer as shownapplied to the tongue of a carriage. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewshowing the method of connecting the evener to the tongue, and Fig. 3 isa longitudinal section through the parts shown in Fig.

The description and explanation of the parts are as follows:

In Fig. 1, a is clevis going over the ends of doubletree, includingsingletree. The opening in this clevis is three inches in length. 1)shows the threaded end of the stay-rods, threaded for the purpose ofadjusting the length of stay-rod. c is stay-rods, which areseven-sixteenths of an inch in size. (Z is eye end of stay-rod, in whichare hooked the ends of evener proper. E is the belt, which passesthrough evener proper,T-piece,tongue, and circle. f shows verticalsection of evener, showing how T-piece g fits into the evener proper. gis T-piece in place. h is a catch of suitable size which points downfrom and forms a part of the evener proper and works in a slot inT-piece, said slot being large enough to allow the catch (it in Fig. 1)to play back and forth, but not so large but that it stops the evener bymeans of the stay-rods before the singletree strikes the wheel.

In Fig. 2, A are the ends of T-piece, which extend three inches fromedge of bulge in said T-piece and fit over the T in common buggypolesand fasten by usual bolt to circle. B is end of T-piece, which extendsout and fastens onto pole, (same size and fastening as given under A.) Gare the holes for fivesiXteenths-ineh bolts to fasten T-piece to poleand circle. D is slot in T-piece, in which works the catch marked it inFig. 1. E is bolt described under e in Fig. 1.

It is understood that while I have indicated the preferred size of theparts which constitute my improvements I do not wish to be limitedthereto.

I am aware that prior to my invention eveners for buggy-poles have beenused made of straps commonly known as stay-straps, which run fromdoubletree to circle; but to my knowledge there has never been anyevener used similar to the one. above described.

Therefore what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

l. A tongue provided with a convex plate on its inner end, a pivotedevener having a concave surface fitting said plate, a doubletree androds connecting the evener with the doubletree all combined as setforth.

2. A tongue provided with a convex plate on its inner end, said platehaving a slot therein, a pivoted evener having a concave surface fittingsaid plate and further having a catch working in said slot, all combinedas set forth.

3. A tongue having a T-plate on its rear end, said plate being providedwith a convex enlargement, a pivoted evener having a concave surfacefitting said convexity, a double tree and adjustable rods connectingsaid evener and doubletree, all arranged as set forth.

\VILLIAM PAYNE lVitnesses:

EMMA NIXSON, J. E. J UDD.

